All these nikkas weren’t doing arena tours prior to drake and were lucky to get club venues. You can say all the shyt you want but these nikkaz stock went up after the Drake stimulus.Kendrick - Was popping with Section 80 regionally. He would have popped regardless. Drake took him on the tour because he seen what everyone else see.
Rocky - Was popping with Peso and Purple Swag. He would have popped regardless. Drake took him on the tour because he seen what everyone else see.
Migos - Was popping regionally before Versace. They would have popped regardless. Drake hopped on Versace because of how hot the song was.
Future - I can't believe I even have to explain this one. Future was popping more so due to his relation to Gucci than Drake. Future been popping Dirty Sprite.
Lil Baby- He popped because of Young Thug and partially Gunna. Too Hard was his mixtape that got his name really known.
21 Savage - He was a platinuim selling artist before him and Drake even made a damn song with Savage Mode. He can thank Metro more than Drake and even before that Sonny Digital supplied him with the beat to make Red Opps. His debut single in the Free Guwap EP.
Young Thug - Thug been poppng since Hookah. His antics and proximity with RG is when he popped.
All in all, Drake didn't really help these people. They were going to be big regardless based on their previous success.